PS268 Lecture : Chapter 11 Reading Notes.odt
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Caffeine: the world"s most common psychostimulant: caffeine belongs to the xanthine biochemical family, includes theophylline, found in tea and theobromine, found in chocolate. Soft drinks: coca-cola started out as a green nerve tonic that did not sell well at all to selling almost. Amino acid taurine: because red bull has become a popular mixer for alcohol, there have been concerns that taurine might intensify alcohol"s effect, careful animal studies have found no interaction between taurine and the behavioural effects of alcohol. Prescription drugs that contain caffeine: kaizen, wake-ups, pep-back peak performance, anacin, exedrin, midol, diurex (ultra) Cancer: the canadian and american cancer society indicate there is no reason to consider caffeine as a risk factor in human cancer. In a single-case control study, coffee intake was inversely correlated with colon cancer: the more coffee a person drank, the lower was the risk. Caffeinism: characteristics include insomnia, restlessness, excitement, tachycardia (fast heart rate), tremors, and diuresis (increased urination)
